8 PETAL GIANT FLOWER..Requested pattern

A requested pattern from 20111... Took some finding lol

GIANT 8 PETAL PATTERN

2 Strands of dk slightly different colours

6mm hook

this flower can be made with Aran and 5mm hook or 

dk and 4mm hook but will be considerable smaller

magic circle

ROUND 1: ch2 [counts as first dc] 11dc into circle pull tight. [12dc]

ROUND 2: Att new col. ch2 [counts as first dc] dc into same st, 2 dc into each st, sl st, to complete. [24dc]

ROUND 3: Att. new col. ch2 [counts as first dc] dc in same st, 2dc, in next st, miss next st, ch5, 2dc in next 2sts, ch5, repeat to end sl st, to complete. [8 x ch5 loops]

ROUND 4: Att, 4th col. between the 2 pairs of dc, 8dc, into ch5 loop, sl st between 2 pairs of dc, repeat for each petal.

JOIN AS YOU GO 

Use a sl st, after the 4th dc of each petal to join to sp between 4th and 5th dc of matching flower you want to join it too.

INFILL

Magic Circle

ROUND 1: ch2, 15dc into circle, sl st, to complete. pull tight [16dc]

ROUND 2: Att. second col. or continue with same col. ch2 [counts as first dc] dc into same st, 2dc in next st, ch1, sl st into first sp to join, ch1, 2dc in next 2 sts, repeat for each section until joined in the hole created by joining 4 flowers together [8 x 4dc sides]

CHUNKY RUG Pattern

This rug is made with a similar pattern

3 strands of Chunky yarn or 6 strands of DK

12mm hook

Row 1: magic circle with 8 DC (3chain as first DC)(8sts)

Row 2: 2dc in each stich with a chain st between each (16sts)

Row 3: 2dc 3 chain and 2dc in each space

Row 4: 7dc in the loop made by the 3 chain of previous row and sl st in the middle of the 4dc of previous row

use the join as you go method of joining each of the flowers together using 2 petals for each join

Fill-in

the large hole is made up of the 8 petal sides..3 sts each making a total of 24 sts

Row 1: Magic circle with 12 dc (2chain as first dc)

Row 2: 2 dc in each stitch using the join as you go method of sl stitching into the 24 stitches of the petal sides then sl st into the first st to finish off

repeat in the second hole

OPEN CENTRE VERSION

 slightly more open center to the flower so the second round is 

chain 4 as the 1st DC and 1chain space then a DC in every stitch and a chain between each

12 in total then the 

3rd round is 3dc in each chain space

4th round as before

also working in rounds of colour....

ABOVE VARIATION ON SECOND ROUND